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AutoManager Meridian/TeamWork
News Cyco Software has announced that the next versions of these applications are planned for release during the coming weeks. Major new functionality includes:
To review these enhancements in detail, download the What's New in AutoManager 2003 document here . Contact us to help you plan your upgrade now! AutoManager WorkFlow
News AutoManager WorkFlow has reached its official end-of-life with the closing of 2002. Thousands of users have already migrated to AutoManager Meridian or AutoManager TeamWork. If you are one of those who have not yet migrated, it's not too late! All AutoManager WorkFlow licenses still have trade-in value toward AutoManager TeamWork and AutoManager Meridian, so contact us now. Existing users can still purchase additional AutoManager WorkFlow 6.3 licenses in 2003, but the cost has been raised by 33%. No additional fixes will be released, and only support on usage and possible workarounds will be provided. PowerUser
Tip Perhaps the most powerful new user tool available in AM-Meridian 2002 is the new attribute exchange capability. This new feature allows attribute and reference data within AutoCAD drawings to be stored in AM-Meridian. In the case of attribute data, bi-directionally. The best news is that this capability does not require AutoCAD. Prior to AM-Meridian 2002, attribute data could be exchanged with AM-Meridian, but it required opening the drawing in AutoCAD to perform updates. Instead, AM-Meridian 2002 uses Autodesk ObjectDBX technology to read directly from and write directly to the DWG file, saving much time. Three new commands are available in AM-Meridian 2002: Synchronize Properties from file reads attribute values from files into properties. Synchronize Properties to file writes properties values into attributes. Synchronize References from file refreshes reference relationships from within files. The configuration of which AutoCAD attributes are linked to which AM-Meridian properties must be set within the AutoManager Configurator program before linking will occur. Property links can be Read Only, Write Only, or Read-Write. Multiple title blocks can be linked using the same, or different attributes, making support of legacy or consultant title blocks possible. The new PowerUser commands are in addition to the automatic data exchange possible based on AM-Meridian events. AM-Meridian can read attribute changes whenever:
Attributes can be updated from AM-Meridian properties whenever:
The new Synchronize commands are intended to supplement the automatic events so that you can maintain data links whenever necessary. To update AM-Meridian from drawings, click Document>Synchronize>Properties from file.
The Synchronize commands on the Document menu The document's property pages and viewing window will refresh in just a couple of seconds, AM-Meridian properties will be updated from the AutoCAD title block attributes.
AutoCAD title block before synchronization To
update drawing attributes to match AM-Meridian's properties, click
Document>Synchronize>Properties to file.
AutoCAD title block after synchronization In addition to AutoCAD, the new application data links work with Inventor, SolidWorks, and MS Office applications in much the same way as described here. These application links can make document creation, indexing, and searches a lot easier and more accurate. |
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